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Transylvania becomes second Western North Carolina county hit by whooping cough outbreak while pertussis cases in Henderson surge.

Firefighting crews are making progress in containing a wildfire in Madison County that has scorched close to 60 acres and threatened a dozen homes and structures.

Some big names in the field of climate science - many of them locals - are headlining a Town Hall style event to help the public understand how the findings in the country’s latest climate change report card can help Western North Carolina become more resilient.

The last trace of moderate drought in the far southwestern part of North Carolina has vanished, according to the most recent US Drought Monitor map.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will retire at the end of this year, leaving just weeks left in his time in office.

This is Climate Week at NPR. Reporting teams have been searching the world for solutions to climate change and this week, they have been sharing their discoveries during Morning Edition and All Things Considered.Western North Carolina is a hub of climate scientists and communicators. Meet some of the local science professionals in the region.

BPR reflections on longtime Asheville Citizen Times journalist Tony Kiss.

WNC gets better COVID-19 boosters and expands eligibility for shots against monkey pox

One in five families in North Carolina is in medical debt collections. NC Treasurer Dale Folwell will host a public hearing on the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act at the AB Tech conference center Wednesday, September 7th from 5:30 to 7:15 pm in Asheville.

Hospitals pitched, the public spoke and now it's up to NCDHHS to pick the winning bid for a WNC hospital expansion project for Buncombe County